Carl von Gontard

German architect (1731-1791)
Person human Q68768
Carl von Gontard
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Carl von Gontard

Summary

Carl von Gontard is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mannheim[2]. He was born on January 13, 1731[3]. He died in Wrocław[4]. He died on September 23, 1791[5]. He worked as an architect[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Carl von Gontard was born in Mannheim[2].
  • Carl von Gontard died in Wrocław[4].
  • Carl von Gontard was born on January 13, 1731[3].
  • Carl von Gontard died on September 23, 1791[5].
  • A child of Carl von Gontard was Carl Friedrich Ludwig von Gontard[8].
  • Carl von Gontard held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Carl von Gontard's professions included architect[6].
  • A notable student of Carl von Gontard was Georg Christian Unger[10].
  • A notable student of Carl von Gontard was Friedrich Becherer[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Carl von Gontard is Brandenburg Gate[12].
  • Carl von Gontard is recorded as male[13].
  • Carl von Gontard's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Carl von Gontard's Commons category is recorded as Carl von Gontard[15].
  • Carl von Gontard's archives at is recorded as Q140130176[16].
  • Carl von Gontard's given name is recorded as Carl[17].
  • Carl von Gontard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carl von Gontard[18].
  • Carl von Gontard studied under Q430136[19].
  • Carl von Gontard's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, 9th volume[20].
  • Carl von Gontard's described by source is recorded as Thieme-Becker-Vollmer[21].
  • Carl von Gontard's described by source is recorded as Neue Deutsche Biographie[22].
  • Carl von Gontard's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • Carl von Gontard's described by source is recorded as Q109120526[24].
  • Carl von Gontard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Carl von Gontard's Commons Creator page is recorded as Carl von Gontard[26].
  • Carl von Gontard's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Carl Philipp Christian von Gontard'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Mannheim[2], Carl von Gontard… he was born on January 13, 1731[3].

Education

Carl von Gontard studied under Q430136[19].

Career and Affiliations

Carl von Gontard worked as an architect[6]. Notable students include Georg Christian Unger[10], an architect[28], 1743–1799[29], of Kingdom of Prussia[30] and Friedrich Becherer[11], a teacher[31], 1747–1823[32], of Germany[33].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Carl von Gontard is Brandenburg Gate[12].

Personal Life

A child of Carl von Gontard was Carl Friedrich Ludwig von Gontard[8].

Death and Burial

Carl von Gontard died on September 23, 1791[5]. He passed away in Wrocław[4].

Why It Matters

Carl von Gontard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Carl von Gontard born?

Carl von Gontard's place of birth was Mannheim[2].

Where did Carl von Gontard die?

Carl von Gontard passed away in Wrocław[4].

What did Carl von Gontard do for work?

Carl von Gontard worked as architect[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Carl von Gontard. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-von-gontard
MLA “Carl von Gontard.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-von-gontard.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_carl-von-gontard_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Carl von Gontard}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-von-gontard}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Carl von Gontard — https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-von-gontard (retrieved 2026-10-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/carl-von-gontard · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'ru', 'simple', 'sv', 'uk']
    P14927 → 119014807
    Kulturstiftung.org person id → gontard-carl-von
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57570|batch #57570]]: Import LEO-BW ID"
  2. 11w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Q140130176
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P485]]: [[Q140130176]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260905|batch #260905]]"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 50647
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14585]]: 50647, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 435560
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 435560, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 18w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Wrocław
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P20]]: [[Q1799]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q139711181]] → [[Q1799]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q139711181_Q1799|подро"
  6. 19w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Georg Christian Unger, Friedrich Becherer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P802]]: [[Q1458358]], Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
  7. 21w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Georg Christian Unger, Friedrich Becherer
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    Place of death → Wrocław
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P20]]: [[Q139711181]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.